Kallanish
（开阑商务信息咨询）报道，中国的方坯进口价格正在上涨。一些看涨后市的贸易商最近在市场上建立多头头寸。
Billetimport prices are rising in China,
Kallanish
notes. Certainbullish traders are seen to be recently taking long positions in the market.
上周五，来自越南的一批
2
万吨
3sp
高炉方坯以
445
美元
/
吨
cfr
中国（
435
美元
/
吨
fob
）成交。上周初，另一位贸易商以
427
美元
/
吨
fob
从同一家越南钢厂订购了类似数量的货物。两者均为
12
月船期。
A 20,000-tonne cargo of 3sp blast furnace billet from Vietnam was booked last Friday at$445/tonne cfr China ($435/t fob). Early last week, another trader bookeda similar tonnage from the same Vietnamese mill at $427/t fob. Both are December-shipment cargoes.
中国方坯市场表现强劲。过去五天，国内方坯价格上涨
50
元
/
吨（
7
美元
/
吨），周二唐山方坯价格为
3,420
元
/
吨（
508
美元
/
吨）。与节前相比，价格上涨了
120
元
/
吨。
The Chinese billet market has been performing strongly. Domestic billet prices rose by CNY50/t ($7/t) in the past five days to CNY 3,420/t ($508/t) in Tangshan on Tuesday. Compared to before the holiday, prices have risen by CNY 120/t.
一位贸易商称，目前报价在
445
美元
/
吨
cfr
中国。他听说这是一家韩国钢铁公司的报价，并猜测这是
12
月船期的货物。
Offers are prevailing at $445/t cfr China, a trader says. He hears this is the offer pricefrom a Korean steel company and guesses it is for December shipment.
但一些中国贸易商表示，市场并没有如此升温。一位中国贸易商在周二表示，现在市场上的进口商数量有限。他认为，按照目前的现货价格，中国进口商的还盘最高为
440
美元
/
吨
cfr
中国。
But the market has not heated up so much, some Chinese traders say. Only a limited number ofimporters are in the market now, a Chinese trader said on Tuesday. At currentspot prices, he thinks that Chinese importers will bid at up to$440/t cfr China.
同时，在东南亚，贸易商正在考虑一宗伊朗方坯交易，因为其目的地不同寻常。据悉，这批包含
130mm/150mm
方坯的
5
万吨货物被一些买家以
440
美元
/
吨
cfr
菲律宾的价格预订。这批货物为
11
月底
/12
月上半月船期，听说是在
9
月下半月达成的交易。
Meanwhile,in Southeast Asia, traders are pondering over an Iranian billet booking because of its unusual destination. The 50,000t cargo comprising 130mm/150mm billet washeard booked by a few buyers at $440/t cfr Philippines. The cargo is forend-November/first-half December shipment and was heard booked in the secondhalf of September.
一位地区贸易商称，伊朗货物出口到菲律宾不同寻常，因为菲律宾政府批准的检验机构会对所有进口货物进行强制检验。一位马尼拉贸易商表示，与主流市场水平相比，如果伊朗方坯的折扣超过
5-10
美元
/
吨，“……客户可能会赌一把”。他补充说，文件可能会被适当“……做些手脚”，否则将无法通过海关的审查。
An Iranian cargo going to the Philippines is unusual because of mandatory inspectionsby a Philippine government-approved inspection agency for all imports, aregional trader says. A Manila trader says that "…customers cangamble" if the discount for Iranian billet is more than $5-10/t fromprevailing market levels. Documents should be properly "…doctored" or they will not pass the scrutiny of Customs, he adds.
